Great North Air Ambulance.......
 

........gee, are they in for a shock?
'Buyer beware' I guess!

I take it that they are still only operating on 1 A/C then?

PDG supplies the G-HEMS and G-WAAN and PAS/MAS supply the 902 IIRC

So whats the story apart from that great BBC1 series

PAS/MAS Don't supply any aircraft as the contract wasn't renewed. Not seen the 105 for months?

PAS/MAS Don't supply any aircraft as the contract wasn't renewed. Not seen the 105 for months


oooooooo that was silly.........:ugh:

go on then explain what the post is about

Could it be this I wonder

Sunday Sun appeal to raise £1m for air ambulance - Sunday Sun

I think not

JulieAndrews
 

I have never seen a thread started in such a way! What on earth are you talking about?

I suspect that very few of us have a clue!

Tigerfish

GNAAS contract
 

As far as I know BO105 went off line in April. Was brought back to cover gap when MAS arrived to remove 902 from Teesside in november when they found that contract wasn't being renewed and Dauphin in Cumbria was down for maint. GNAAS has been running without a helo based in Northumbria for 6 months.

I believe Multiflight have been chosen to supply N2 Dauph or two. Dont know what will happen to GHEMS (N1 Dauphin) or PDG.

Maybe they looking to go down to 2 aircraft? Two fast Dauphs could cover whole of area along with NWAA two plus the 2 from W Yorks and Sheffield.

Smoke and mirrors at the moment

Wonder if Multiflight will be buying the Sunday newspaper:}

YouTube - Eurocopter Dauphin N2

Seems like a huge gap in coverage then. For quite a long time really, Unless that was planned by the directors? Or has some one royally screwed up there ? Bet their front line staff are happy teddies!!

Anyone know or wants to let on as to why the 902 contract wasn't renewed or at least extened, if that was an option, before a replacement aircraft was available???

All seems quite sad to read about, really. I've flown with Cumbria and Teesside guys once and they were great people to spend time with, proud to have spent time with them.

Hope it all gets sorted. A shot from G-HEMS here:

http://www.neillwatson.com/wp-conten.../9dcw5596a.jpg

Car People | Neill Watson - Part 4

And MD902 crew G-GNAA on scene here:

http://www.neillwatson.com/wp-conten...s/1025384a.jpg

Car People | Neill Watson - Part 5

Nice pics Max
 

Looks like a run down towards Keswick - fabulous shot, must have triple sprocket filter on. GHEMS went out to Montserrat to help out after the volcano went up then owned by Bajan. Was in a bit of a 2 and 8 when PDG got it, but had good tidy up and new tail fin (another story) and spent happy 4 years flying round the Lakes - Maybe heading for pastures new?

Thanks, Capt.

Have seen the shots of the rebuild & tailfin story. I've more GNAA shots, will try and add a little more if time permits / anyone interested.

MS

MD600 Driver Tigerfish
 

don't know about you but I think thread is developing nicely........
patience.....or should that be 'patients' (see what I did there?)

hoepefully, someone will fill us in on what happened when likely contensers, PDG, arranged for GNAAS to look at a Dauphin down at Multiflight..........oh, they already have!

Contract renewal
 

Re Minselfs thought on contract. It seems daft to have let the 902 be removed by MAS without having anything to replace it, especially when this meant that the only cover for the whole of the GNAA area would be the Dauphin over in Cumbria (until it went tech). I assume that you would know when a contract was due to end and make provision ie start planning 12 - 18 months before? Its not as if they havent set up contracts before.

Maybe they are looking at funding income and really pushing on the price and numbers of aircraft. 3 aircraft is a lot to support in an area of low population. Hopefully we are just in the dark and there is some detailed planning behind it.

Best wishes to the MAS and PDG pilots who have put such a lot into it and I hope you are sorted in new posts.

3 aircraft is a lot to support in an area of low population.

You are assuming that they are fundraising within their own area and not considering the adjoining AA catchment areas as fair game.....

Couldn't agree more Capt T - Not a great time to be job hunting :(